• BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Central Jersey SCORE, a nonprofit resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is seeking volunteers to assist people looking to start a business or to grow an existing small business. The organization is particularly interested in recruiting former or retired business owners and executives who want to share their experience and knowledge with today’s…

  • South Brunswick hosts community blood drive

    A South Brunswick Community Blood Drive will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25 at the Community Center, 124 New Road, Monmouth Junction. No appointment is needed. Donors must be at least 17 years old, or age 16 with parental consent; in good general health; and weigh at least 110 pounds. For more information, call…

  • St. Augustine to hold Pocketbook Bingo

    St. Augustine of Canterbury School will hold Pocketbook Bingo on April 24 at the school, 45 Henderson Road, Kendall Park. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The first of 10 bingo games begin at 7 p.m. There will also be gift-basket raffles and a 50/50. Individual tickets are $30 per person and include one bingo booklet…

  • Drop in municipal revenues spurs South Brunswick tax hike

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The proposed municipal budget carries a 5-cent increase in the tax rate due to the loss of previous revenue streams. The $50.4 million budget, which carries a local tax levy of $32.5 million, was introduced on April 14. The proposed municipal tax rate is 82 cents per…

  • Manalapan Brook watershed remediation underway

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Volunteers prepare floating wetlands islands for installation. Native wetlands plants are secured into a “mattress” made of recycled plastics, which is then placed into a lake or pond. The plants’ roots grow through the recycled bed and help to improve water quality by removing sediment and excess nutrients. PHOTO…

  • Car show goes full speed ahead

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer There is only one time of year when the sight of hundreds of vehicles along Route 1 is welcomed by the community at large. That time will come this weekend, when the North Brunswick PBA Local 160 will hold the 20th annual Cops & Rodders Car Show. The parking lot…

  • Food banks expand arsenal in war on hunger

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Those involved with food banks across central New Jersey are working to alleviate hunger, a persistent problem plaguing families and individuals across the state. The number of those experiencing hunger continues to rise in New Jersey, according to a study by Feeding America, a nonprofit that seeks to educate…

  • Bon Jovi helps launch resource center for needy

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Jon Bon Jovi discusses plans for the B.E.A.T. Center, which he described as a resource hub for people in need, during an April 14 press conference at the center’s future location in Toms River. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jon Bon Jovi is taking his efforts to serve those in…

  • Police release video of South Brunswick gas station robbery

    South Brunswick police have released a surveillance video from an April 22 armed robbery of the Gulf gas station on Route 130.At 3:55 p.m., police received a 911 call reporting the gas station had been robbed, according to Police Lt. James Ryan. Police arrived and determined the suspect allegedly displayed a handgun and demanded cash from…

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